A team of state and federal biologists assisted a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Daytona, Fla., on Dec. 30, 2010. The team successfully removed more than 150 feet of ropes wrapped around the whale’s head and fins, and cut portions of entangling ropes that remain on…

(Boston, Mass.  Dec. 30, 2010)  Poor air quality due to fine particle pollution is predicted for Friday, Dec. 31, in the following areas of New England: all of Connecticut; the Connecticut River Valley, including Springfield, as well as other valley locations in Mass.; populated valley locations…

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 30, 2010) - The operator of a beef feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty for unpermitted discharges of wastewater from the facility into Otter Creek. Darin Green, doing business as Darin...

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 30, 2010) - January is national Radon Action Month and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency encourages everyone to test their homes for radon. January is an especially good time to test homes and schools because windows and doors are closed tightly and people spend more t...

PHILADELPHIA ( Dec. 30, 2010) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created several free, publicly-available graphics about radon and a new public service announcement campaign for print, television, and radio at http://www.epa.gov/radon. EPAs newest campaign is Living Healthy &…

A team of state and federal biologists assisted a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Daytona, Fla., on Dec. 30, 2010. The team successfully removed more than 150 feet of ropes wrapped around the whale’s head and fins, and cut portions of entangling ropes that remain on…

(Boston, Mass.  Dec. 30, 2010)  Poor air quality due to fine particle pollution is predicted for Friday, Dec. 31, in the following areas of New England: all of Connecticut; the Connecticut River Valley, including Springfield, as well as other valley locations in Mass.; populated valley locations…

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 30, 2010) - The operator of a beef feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty for unpermitted discharges of wastewater from the facility into Otter Creek. Darin Green, doing business as Darin...

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 30, 2010) - January is national Radon Action Month and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency encourages everyone to test their homes for radon. January is an especially good time to test homes and schools because windows and doors are closed tightly and people spend more t...

PHILADELPHIA ( Dec. 30, 2010) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created several free, publicly-available graphics about radon and a new public service announcement campaign for print, television, and radio at http://www.epa.gov/radon. EPAs newest campaign is Living Healthy &…

By Lina Younes
As the year comes to the end, many of us are starting to think about our New Year resolutions for 2011. However, I would like to do something different. I would like to see if I actually implemented some of the green goals that I set for myself in 2010.
As the year comes to the end, many of us are starting to think about our New Year resolutions for 2011. However, I would like to do something different. I would like to see if I actually implemented some of the green goals that I set for myself in 2010.
I’ve been trying to [...]

NOAA has unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

By Jeanethe FalveyI realize that it’s past Thanksgiving, but I’m still thankful, thankful for the New Year holiday and the recent New England weather that’s forcing us to chill out. With the increasing pace of modern life, would we find time otherwise for a self check-in?When planning your New…

As the new year approaches, NOAA ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation's 177th hydrographic surveying season, aiming to collect critically needed ocean and coastal mapping data for 2,525 square nautical miles in high-traffic coastal waters of the continental United…

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 29, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today established a landmark pollution diet to restore clean water in Chesapeake Bay and the regions streams, creeks and rivers. This pollution diet is driven primarily by jurisdictions plans to put all needed pollution…

Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Dr. Alan D. HechtOn November 30, 2010 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that on the occasion of EPA’s 40th anniversary the Agency was asking the National Research Council to conduct a study…

By Amanda SwedaA while back I wrote about my decision to stop using water bottles (Some Habits are Easy to Change and Breaking Old Habits). Some people commented asking why do people even use water bottles. Obviously I can’t speak for other people but those comments got me thinking about the…

WASHINGTON  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today updated its guidance on how to properly clean up a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). Included with the guidance is a new consumer brochure with CFL recycling and cleanup tips. EPA encourages Americans to use CFLs for residential…

NOAA has unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

By Jeanethe FalveyI realize that it’s past Thanksgiving, but I’m still thankful, thankful for the New Year holiday and the recent New England weather that’s forcing us to chill out. With the increasing pace of modern life, would we find time otherwise for a self check-in?When planning your New…

As the new year approaches, NOAA ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation's 177th hydrographic surveying season, aiming to collect critically needed ocean and coastal mapping data for 2,525 square nautical miles in high-traffic coastal waters of the continental United…

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 29, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today established a landmark pollution diet to restore clean water in Chesapeake Bay and the regions streams, creeks and rivers. This pollution diet is driven primarily by jurisdictions plans to put all needed pollution…

Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Dr. Alan D. HechtOn November 30, 2010 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that on the occasion of EPA’s 40th anniversary the Agency was asking the National Research Council to conduct a study…

By Amanda SwedaA while back I wrote about my decision to stop using water bottles (Some Habits are Easy to Change and Breaking Old Habits). Some people commented asking why do people even use water bottles. Obviously I can’t speak for other people but those comments got me thinking about the…

WASHINGTON  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today updated its guidance on how to properly clean up a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). Included with the guidance is a new consumer brochure with CFL recycling and cleanup tips. EPA encourages Americans to use CFLs for residential…